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Inspiring stories of midlife women redefining their next chapter. From entrepreneurs launching new ventures to authors publishing their first books, hear candid insights into overcoming mindset blocks, procrastination, and the ups and downs of pursuing a passion-fueled career and life.
Host Lynette Turner uncovers the deep desire many women feel to redefine themselves after years of caregiving, working a 9-5, or navigating significant life changes.
Through these honest conversations, you'll hear empowering stories about the courage it takes to reinvent yourself and the profound fulfillment that comes from following your passion.
It is where listeners gain confidence by hearing relatable stories of reinvention and courage. And an invitation for midlife women to transform their beliefs about midlife into a time for personal growth, expression, and transformation.
Lynette covers topics like finding a purpose, balancing motherhood and ambition, building a successful business or side hustle, and finding the courage to reinvent a lifelong career. The real-life stories in this podcast will help you in designing your second act.
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A lot of midlife women want more flexible income now, not five years from now. But instead of finding a real path, they end up stuck in research mode, buying courses, second-guessing themselves, and giving up before they ever test what could actually work. In this episode, Lynette talks with voice actor and coach Carrie Olsen about one career path many women have never seriously considered: voiceover. Carrie shares how she went from new mom and corporate employee to full-time voice actor work...
If selling makes you tense up, this episode will help. In this conversation, sales strategist Nikki Rausch breaks down how to sell without sounding pushy, aggressive, or awkward. She explains why most people skip key steps in the sales process, how to create curiosity without “dog-calling,” and what to say when someone shows interest in your offer. We also talk about why discovery calls fall flat, how to create safety in a sales conversation, and what to do if you’ve quietly put your offer ou...
Have you ever watched someone online and thought, “I could do that,” but then you stayed in the safer version of your business anyway? In this episode, alignment coach Barb Scala breaks down alignment in a practical way. Not fluffy. We talk about what misalignment actually looks like, how it’s different from burnout, and why it often shows up in midlife when your old identity no longer fits. Barb also shares a simple journaling prompt you can do this week to start uncovering what you’re meant...
Have you ever done everything “right” in your business and still felt drained? In this episode of Midlife Women Entrepreneurs, we break down Human Design in plain English and show you how it can help you understand how you’re wired to use your energy, make decisions, and build a business that fits your real rhythm. My guest is Human Design practitioner Mel McSherry. Mel explains why Human Design is not a checklist and why it can take time to truly integrate, because you’re undoing years...
**New** Join my Skool community for Midlife Women Entreprenuers (its free to join!) Learn more here: https://www.skool.com/midlifewomenentrepreneurs Have you been sitting on an idea that could help someone, but you keep holding back because it is not perfect yet? This episode is about the real reason midlife women stay stuck and how to change it. In this solo episode of Midlife Women Entrepreneurs, I break down why what looks like a sales problem is often really a visibility problem. If you h...
Welcome to Midlife Women Entrepreneurs! In this episode, Lynette Turner and guest Patricia Drain address the unique challenges faced by women in midlife, particularly in the context of layoffs and the subsequent job search. We explore how these events can profoundly impact a midlife woman's self worth and self confidence. Tune in for valuable career advice and insights on navigating these pivotal moments. New: Join me and other midlife women entrepreneurs in my new community!! Link: https:/...
**New** Join my Skool community for Midlife Women Entreprenuers (its free to join!) Learn more here: https://www.skool.com/midlifewomenentrepreneurs Midlife can crack the old identity. Kids leave, jobs shift, relationships change, grief hits. Suddenly you can’t “logic” your way into peace, and you start asking everyone what to do. In this solo episode of The Break It Down Room, inside the Midlife Women Entrepreneurs podcast, I break down the 3 signals behind your biggest choices, intuitive hi...
Corinne Goble, CEO of the Association of Women’s Business Centers, explains why waiting to explore funding until you urgently need it leads to fewer options, more stress, and rushed decisions. She walks you through what “capital-ready” really means, why clean financials and a simple forecast matter, and how to decide between loans and investors (including the real cost of equity). You’ll also hear how AI and platforms like TikTok and Instagram can help you test ideas faster, but why fun...
**New** Join my Skool community for Midlife Women Entreprenuers (its free to join!) Learn more here: https://www.skool.com/midlifewomenentrepreneurs Have you ever felt tired, but it’s not your body, it’s your energy? In this episode, I break down what happens when you’ve lived in “get it all done” masculine energy for years, and how that can quietly turn into burnout, numbness, and feeling disconnected from yourself. I share my own realization from January 2025 and the small shifts I’ve been ...
You can know exactly what you want next. You can even have a plan. And then you freeze. In this episode, mindset coach Kathleen Quinn helps you name what’s really happening in that moment and how to move again without needing a perfect plan or a perfect level of confidence. We talk about the question that cuts through the spiral fast: “What story am I telling myself right now?” You’ll hear how Kathleen caught herself freezing while launching a new offer, what she realized about credibil...
**New** Join my Skool community for Midlife Women Entreprenuers (its free to join!) Learn more here: https://www.skool.com/midlifewomenentrepreneurs A song can bring you back in seconds. Not just to a memory, but to a version of you. In this Break It Down Room solo episode (inside Midlife Women Entrepreneurs), I share how music can act like a key to your “memory room,” bringing up both good and hard moments in a way that helps you feel more connected to yourself. This episode includes a simpl...
If your skin feels drier, duller, or more reactive in midlife, you’re not imagining it. Your hormones shift, your skin’s needs change day to day, and a lot of “good skincare” habits can quietly backfire. In this episode, a PhD skincare chemist breaks down what’s really happening as you move through perimenopause and menopause. You’ll learn the difference between dryness and dehydration, why over-cleansing can disrupt your glow, and how the skin microbiome fits into inflammation, sensitivity, ...
**New** Join my Skool community for Midlife Women Entreprenuers (its free to join!) Learn more here: https://www.skool.com/midlifewomenentrepreneurs Did you miss your chance to start a business in midlife? If you’re a woman in your 40s or 50s wondering whether it’s too late to reinvent yourself, start a side hustle, or launch something of your own, this episode is for you. In this solo episode of The Break It Down Room inside the Midlife Women Entrepreneurs podcast, I challenge one of the big...
If you’ve been stuck in cravings, food noise, or that “I’ll start over Monday” loop, you’re not broken. You’re probably carrying more stress than you realize, and your nervous system is trying to find relief. In this episode, Sandy Zeldes breaks down what “hidden stress” looks like in high-functioning midlife women, why willpower keeps failing, and how cravings can be driven by emotional need instead of true hunger. We also talk about why this often hits critical mass in midlife, why chronic ...
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**New** Join my Skool community for Midlife Women Entreprenuers (its free to join!) Learn more here: https://www.skool.com/midlifewomenentrepreneurs If you want the companion worksheet and prompts for Episode 4, come into my Skool community. It’s where you’ll turn this episode into real momentum, with simple tools, reflection threads, and support from other midlife women moving through big life shifts. This episode helps you reconnect with yourself so you can move forward with more calm...
In this episode of Midlife Women Entrepreneurs, Lynette Turner sits down with a business coach to explore why writing the book first can help midlife women find clarity, confidence, and direction. Many midlife women feel invisible without realizing it. It shows up as second-guessing yourself, staying quiet, or freezing when you try to turn an idea into a business. You may know you want more from this chapter of life, but you don’t know what to offer, where to start, or how to use your experie...
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**New** Join my Skool community for Midlife Women Entreprenuers (its free to join!) Learn more here: https://www.skool.com/midlifewomenentrepreneurs If you want the companion worksheet and prompts for Episode 3, come into my Skool community. It’s where you’ll turn this episode into real momentum, with simple tools, reflection threads, and support from other midlife women moving through big life shifts. This episode helps you reconnect with yourself so you can move forward with more calm...
When parts of your business drain you, don’t quit, fix the part that’s broken. In this episode, Toni Shelaske shares how she sold three high-volume stores after 16 years, kept what she loved, and rebuilt her work around purpose. You’ll learn a simple audit process, Spark, People, Direction, Cash to decide what to keep, what to cut, and how to pivot without guilt. You’ll learn The moment that tells you it’s time to pivotHow to audit Spark, People, Direction, CashGuardrails for a values-a...
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**New** Join my Skool community for Midlife Women Entreprenuers (its free to join!) Learn more here: https://www.skool.com/midlifewomenentrepreneurs Hey, beautiful souls. I’m Lynette Turner, and welcome to The Break It Down Room, a solo series inside the Midlife Women Entrepreneurs podcast. These short action oriented episodes will drop on Tuesdays. This is where I take the lessons from over 100 conversations I’ve had with powerful, inspiring midlife women and go deeper. Not into business tip...
You’ve been responsible for a long time. But there’s a quiet midlife moment when you realize you’ve also been postponing what you really want. In this episode of Midlife Women Entrepreneurs, I sit down with Tim Packer, a former Toronto police detective who walked away from the “safe” path to become a successful artist, teacher, and author. We talk about the one word that changes everything, yet, and why the story “I’m not talented enough” is almost always a mindset problem, not a reality prob...
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